The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-08
wAVE-Po oSsSls rroTor,.
Utilizing Ro Imitisilso Water Power
i OF tho Ocean Itsoy % !, .s

Utilising ho Imme eilsc Water Power
d ssi5 of tho q oceans Itsel 4 !.
xHs! a After;many accidsaSisands trials tile
waye-power motor ID tsag talked or, has
at last been finished and proved II sue
cess. The. e.construction Of this machine
orEappatatus, witch begun in July,
1856 wass al the considered ii
liair- -Dfained schtineS Bnt the protectors
stuck to their plan MI, Seem nov to De.
ina fair way Of SUCCESS. Great DIM.
Guilty was experienceaJ tiirstim getting
The materials to Withstand tile force
aof rocks tluowrfagahsst them by the
9wavcsand the pipes which conduct the
water UP the bluff Mere broken and
carried away no les1N, 1N,Ihan fourteen
times. When the liopner Parallel
went ashore and her ctltssp of dynamite
exploded thoY motoEat Mas completely
wrecked. "a mass OF srocll weighing
six hundred tonssw;.s tbyoWn from the
Ecliff and fell across }ssdite chasm over
S whiies,llssthe hiies,llsst motor was s83pe,itea block
lug itMpltps such. .an extent. tllat nearly
r'tlreeimionthstwere coilsssinled inalblast.
Hing5iout theR leDris.a soon afterward
aliotller mass of :stone6sSweigling one.
hundred and fifty tonsserllSaDd lad to
Ebei removed, The motor, which was
DESIGNED aiittshhitilt by Ssteen, is
a erytsimpley coltrlyanEe} and still is
Acapable.of eSertingta gtfat power.
M Across II chlsm i'm The rocks just
north Of Parallel Point n bridge of
heavy timbels was basn,s Suspended
from this Isl huge fan Of paddle Of oak
tinbers, with the spreading portion
downward. This is fastened to the
bridge by immense hinges which allow
i, when in operation, tsf swing back
and forward a distance of Ethirtyssix feet
as the waves strike 1T. I'no handle or.
upper portion Of The finn is connected,
with q solid plpnlger pump twsifYe inl'
ches in liameteE and Shayis IL sSfoke Of
nineli to twelve i9f feet. his pump in
tnrnsis connected With aS suction pipe
running out Into deep water The fan,
Ssis SO. ,rigged that.t caii. De drawn up
out Of reach Of tile waves when not! in,
use. When u wave comes iii the fam
sia sthroWn forward and Forces the air;
Sollt !, out Of the pump barrel 10 which the,
( plu plutlger works. i On the We 4receding
tse carl ~ and
; &peapger drawn out, Dftusing d vacuum
and causes. a quick rush Of water into
the; suction pipe The force with
which the water is drawn up is sutfi-
cient TO raise it to an elevation of $50
feet above the tide level.
Should this motor prove as successful
as the projectors Seem confident it will,
several others wlllSbe built intthe same
neighborllootl and an immense reservoir
built on the hill to contain the water.
This one,motor, @ithits twelve inch
plnnger, rs, capable of raising 1900
cubic feet of water 800 feet high in
every twenty-four hours. The uses to-
which the water Will be put are yaii-
GUS. a thirty-six-inch pipe will be
conducted 10 the citysand water will be
supplied to all branches Of industry
where in4acliinery is used. Bathing.
houses. Will also be supplied with salt
water and sewers flushed where it is
necessary.
The first work performed will be be.
gun In about ten days, and All eight
inch pipe istnow being laid for the pur-
pose.
The last mentioned pipe Is for Adolph
Sutro and ist be utilized in sluicipg
away large amount Of drifting sand
from the heights Just back Of the aqua
rum, The work is rendered necessary
1tolnevent tbs sand from washing back,
OH Che beach and retartling fthe work
there.
The immense fan OF the motor gem.
crates large amount of energy which
Is not used In working the pump, and
when everything Is in sllape electric
dynamos will be erected to utilize this
energy for heating purposes and the l,ke.3